Halo 2: Zanzibar
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The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
<div class="IPBDescription">FIRST EVER HALO 2 TOURNAMENT VIDEO!</div> <a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/144840.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/144840.shtml</a>
Wow. Just wow. The weapons FEEL- just by looking at them- balanced. For one, even with the uzi-like guns akimbo, they still don't deal that much damage unless every shot hits. The assault rifle is just a super-powerhouse, but the fact that its not full-auto anymore helps balance bigtime. And The shotgun looks fun, same with the sniper and the melee laser-sword.
My only gripe- Warthog handles differently. I liked the "Lets swing this sucka!" idea that the first had <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<span style='color:red'>*EDIT* YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO FROM MLGPRO.COM.
I hope someone will confirm this.</span>
BTW- the video is 20 minutes long <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Wow. Just wow. The weapons FEEL- just by looking at them- balanced. For one, even with the uzi-like guns akimbo, they still don't deal that much damage unless every shot hits. The assault rifle is just a super-powerhouse, but the fact that its not full-auto anymore helps balance bigtime. And The shotgun looks fun, same with the sniper and the melee laser-sword.
My only gripe- Warthog handles differently. I liked the "Lets swing this sucka!" idea that the first had <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<span style='color:red'>*EDIT* YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO FROM MLGPRO.COM.
I hope someone will confirm this.</span>
BTW- the video is 20 minutes long <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Alright, good. I panicked there for a little bit <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Just about to watch...
I'm not going to go on about this but FilePlante SUCKS. Period. Who would actaully pay for a dedicated ownload server whn you could get it for free from a mirror?
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I'm not going to go on about this but FilePlante SUCKS. Period. Who would actaully pay for a dedicated ownload server whn you could get it for free from a mirror?
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Idiots and rich people, I say! Or ones with money....
my only gripe with it is that the player whose viewpoint we're watching isn't all that great.. he's decent, but not great. he gets whooped to much XP
it should be me.. damn i wish i could have gone to E3.. woulda brought my quickdraw sniping skills with me..
Indeed. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Shame we don't see any slicing action with the sword =_=
Though I have to say that the akimbo weapons is a REALLY nice touch to it XD
I wonder how dual needlers will do XD
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I want to know what's up with the shield...I know they took out the health, but I don't see how it works.
The level's pretty cool, it makes me actually want to play the game (since, I've kinda disregarded it since Fable, HL2, Stalker and Rome: Total War have entered my mind. Although it looks cool with all those people, I'd need Xbox live for that many, and that'd be another $60...soo, pffft, not for awhile.
There's also the one voice. Ten Seconds to win! Except it sounds all nerdy and you can tell it's not the same guy who did the 1 minute and 30 seconds ones (which are ripped from the first game). Hopefully it's a place holder, or they'll at least unify them all with the same voice.
...I didn't see anyone playing as an elite, either.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Well since I am the loser playing Halo 2 in that video, I figured I would open this thread up to any people who had questions about the gameplay. I'll go ahead and explain a few things on my own for you guys...
- Yes, I do suck at sniping. ;P However, keep in mind that the new Sniper Rifle has an unexpected kick to it. Although I had played Halo 2 at E3, I never got the chance to use the sniper. This time, I did. It was very cool, but different enough to throw me off a bit!
- You will noticed how I get pwned whenever I grab the plasma sword. When I got the sword, I was so excited, that I got the melee and lunge attacks mixed! In other words, I was pressing the right trigger repeatedly to attack, rather than the 'b' button. When you try to lunge (right trigger) without being locked on, it doesn't work too well! On a side note, you may have also noticed that the plasma sword will disintegrate if it is not picked up by someone within about 3 seconds. This is what killed me while I was at the bottom of the fan the second time, as it takes off about 1/3 of your shield.
- I do, in fact, enjoy double weapons quite a lot (could you tell?). One of the strategies you will see me using, is that of firing one weapon while the other is reloading, and vice versa. This sometimes was more effective than firing both at once, since I was able to release a steady stream of fire at the enemies!
- Some of the people at the event were confused by all the icons on the screen. Here's a little guide on the icons in this build of Halo 2!
Flag Icon: When the offensive team is carrying the flag, the defending team will not see an icon noting it's location. However, whenever the flag is dropped, an icon instantly is displayed for the defending team. When it is picked back up, the icon dissapears. That's good to know for those who were trying the "toss and run" approach to moving the flag. If you are the D team, and the O team takes your flag, a red flag appaers under your aiming reticule. If the flag is dropped, but not yet returned, a yellow flag appears.
Kill Icon: Sometimes when I got a kill, a small blue circle with 3 dots appeared under my aiming reticule. Not sure what this means! =P
Teammate Icons: Every teammate on the map, starting out, has a blue and purple square over their head. If the outline is blue, nothing is going on. If the outline is yellow, they are firing their weapon. If the outline is red, they are being hit. If you see a red box with an X through it, they are dead, and waiting to respawn.
Anything else you guys have questions about? Let me know! I am honored that I got to participate in such an awesome event!
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Taken from <a href='http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=470854' target='_blank'>here.</a>
edit: Also, this was the E3 build of the game. Remeber way back then? Yeah, this is pretty old. Any features you think are missing or working wrong, have been implemented/fixed by now.
And he was more into a 'technology preview' rather than playing competitively. Hence the reason why he decided to pick the needler over rocket launcher (I believe this was for dual wielding....)
Besides, the game hasn't been released and we can't just judge it from just a video.
I'll just say that some gameplay mechanics have been added and modified, and then I'll beat myself with a brick.
Never have to wait. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> 2+Mb/sec here we go!
PS. hmm is the pistol going to be in at all?
b/c seriously... that was THE ONLY gun I ever used in MP (except maybe the rocket launcher, but only when I really needed to kill my "way more skilled at HALO than me roomate")
poo <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Pistol better be in there.
Meh....I should dig up that article where the guys states the few things that weren't included in the demo....
EDIT : <a href='http://mlgpro.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=118&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0' target='_blank'>http://mlgpro.com/modules.php?op=modload&n...order=0&thold=0</a>
EDITO BURRITO : mrsmiley's comments are on the bottom, mostly about passing up the Rocket Launcher. I'll admit that I also wanted to see some explosions with the Rocket Launcher, but I have to live with it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And thats exactly y me and Mr.Halo Pistol have such a well working relationship <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And thats exactly y me and Mr.Halo Pistol have such a well working relationship <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's why me and the No Sniping weapon selection level preference have such a nice relationship.
That and everyone just sits on the Bloodgulch bases either waiting for a sniper rifle, or sniping people on the other bases waiting for a sniper rifle with their pistol.
[besides, all Rockets with 4x shields and health with full grenades = super fun]
Hopefully health is back in...but I read somewhere that a guy working at Bungie said it's not, and that he's more comfortable with it out. Even though it makes more sense to me to have it in.